I can't believe I ever complained about not being busy!!!

This week has been a whirlwind of fun! Let me try to recap in as few words as possible for y'alls sake...

~Wednesday night I went to the first Campus Outreach program of the year. I really enjoyed it. The CO leader and his wife are a young couple that go to Christ the King (the same church I attend) and there are like 8 other interns working with them! CO is a ministry that just started on State's campus last semester (although, has been worldwide for quite some time) and it is just really chill and laid back.

~During the day on Thursday we had a booth set up in the Brick Yard (campus "commons" area) to promote Destino. We had candy, drinks, information, and upcoming events calendars. It was fun to get to talk about the group to people stopping by.

~I had my first exam on Thursday in my RA class. It was no fun. But, at the end of the exam I got back my first paper in the class (1 of 3) and I got and A+!!! I also had to turn in my first Spanish Literature paper on Thursday afternoon...I'm GLAD it is done and turned in!

~All day today (Friday) I was in training with the NC State's Women's Center so that I can be an Advocate for survivors (aka: victims) of sexual assault and rape. As advocates, we will be working shifts throughout the year on the "Molly Hays Glander Survivors of Sexual Assault and Rape Response Line" which is basically a 24 resource hot-line for victims. The training was great and very informative, and I am excited to officially be a trained Advocate. The training also might come in handy as an RA (but hopefully I won't need to use it!).

~Friday night I attended Alpha Omega Chinese Christian Fellowship. (YES...I am still studying SPANISH!!). Two of my new good friends and co-RA's here at State are both Asian and involved in AO. I also invited one of my Chinese residents to join us, and she did. I had a great time!!! AO is a mix of State, Chapel-Hill, and Duke students and each week the meeting location rotates between the schools. After the meeting we played volleyball and ultimate frisbee until midnight! ...I did however stand out at the meeting!...A LOT!

~Saturday I am going to the NC State vs. ECU football game!...and then to Virginia for the night. My mom and aunt will be in Virginia at my grandparents and I am going to join them.

....I'm sure I forgot something, but I sure what I did remember was more than any of you wanted to hear! Thanks for reading!

Margaritas!!!

Today is a rainy day!!! I LOVE rainy days. I am always so productive because I feel good about being inside (as there is nothing to do outside!).

Sunday night I played in my first Intramural Soccer game. We lost, but it was really fun! The games are 7 v 7 (7 players on each team) and only 6 people showed up for my team, so we played a man down. There were some Africans (who are really, really good at soccer) watching us play and after our game one of them asked to be added to our team...of course we happily agreed. He is a grad-student at State and ended up being from Jamaica...he has a really cool accent.

Because Monday was the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month; and the Independence Day of Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador; three other RA's and myself had planned a special program (event). We had virgin Margaritas and then were planning on attending Salsabor (a combination of "salsa" referring to a form of Latin dance and "sabor" meaning flavor). The problem was all of NC State's campus was power-less for about 3 hours and Salsabor was canceled; we still had a good time drinking Margaritas!


Sarah, Jeremy, Me, and Allison (RA's)Some of my Residents!